A numerical technique for simulating nonplanar evolution of hydraulic fractures

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 3813-3821

  Rungamornrat, J ^a   Wheeler, M F ^a   Mear, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CRACK INITIATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NUMERICAL METHODS;

ELASTIC MEDIA; GALERKIN FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRAULIC FRACTURES;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 33644793605     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/96968-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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